2. Julia says that if the lesson is not learned, who can you blame?
(a) The school.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The student.
(d) The administration.

3. What number pregnancy is Ita Noonan expecting?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

4. What is used as thread for Delia's sutures?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Cat gut.

5. Why is there no birth or death certificate needed for Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) The hospital kept this information from the governement.
(b) The baby was born in the hospital which had accurate records.
(c) Legally speaking, nothing had happened.
(d) The parents chose not to have the certificates.

6. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?
(a) A general surgeon.
(b) Obstetrician.
(c) Plastic surgeon.
(d) He is not a doctor.

7. What does Julia do to honor the death of Delia's baby?
(a) She drops Delia's baby off at the church.
(b) She writes a letter to Delia and her family.
(c) She scratches a short line into the back of her watch.
(d) She lights a candle in church for her.

8. What is NOT a reason that Dr. Lynn gives for allowing Juiia to give medicine without a doctor's authority?
(a) Midwives are now considered doctors because of the war.
(b) Julia is given permission to give a limited number of medical treatments, including alcohol, chloroform, or morphine.
(c) Julia is competent.
(d) Dr. Lynn is busy with half a dozen wards.

9. What does Dr. Lynn prescribe for Mary, so she could rest?
(a) Chloral.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Whiskey.

10. What does Dr. MacAuliffe finally prescribe for Delia for her pain?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Narcotics.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Chloroform.

11. How did Julia’s mother die?
(a) From the flu.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) Giving birth to her brother.

12. Why does Dr. Lynn open the top window all the way?
(a) It is a beautiful day outside.
(b) The room is warm.
(c) The room smells.
(d) Fresh air is very important.

13. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?
(a) Uterine prolapse.
(b) Diastasis recti.
(c) A heart conditon.
(d) A swollen, hard, cold leg.

14. What is the medical term used for a woman who is having her first child?
(a) Unigravida.
(b) Primigravida.
(c) Pluragravida.
(d) Multigravida.

15. From what symptoms does Ita suffer, when the reader first meets her?
(a) She is coughing and sneezing.
(b) She is delirious and violent.
(c) She is delirious and feverish.
(d) She is feverish and in labor.